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HUDSON v. COM.

Record No. 811619.

292 S.E.2d 317 (1982)

Dennis J. HUDSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Mullins, Alexandria, for appellant.

Jerry P. Slonaker, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C. J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In Stewart v. Commonwealth, 219 Va. 887, 252 S.E.2d 329 (1979), we decided that a husband may be convicted of stealing his wife's property. We reserved for later decision, however, the related question whether a wife is a competent witness against her husband in his prosecution for larceny of her property.1 The issue is presented squarely by this appeal.

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